A Great Song for My Questions

Although I thought it could be a bit cheesy since it's being overplayed to death and beyond by Top 40 Radio and Grey's Anatomy, the song, "How to Save a Life", by The Fray, speaks deeply to me re: the many more questions in life I seem to have than answers. I can't tell you how many times I've had thoughts like this, trying to figure out: How the hell did I/we get here? Can it be fixed? Should it be fixed? What would happen/have happened if things did work out? The lyrics are great and there is a beautiful acoustic version of the song that I like even better...this is likely one of the few CDs I'll actually buy.

The Fray, "How to Save a Life"

"Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

(Chorus)

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life"